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Overview
- Asthma is a long-standing illness that can cause a cough, wheeziness and breathing difficulty. The severity of the symptoms differs from individual to individual. Asthma can be managed well in most individuals.
- If you are diagnosed with asthma as a kid, the symptoms might vanish during your teen years.
- Though, asthma can come back in later life. If juvenile symptoms of asthma are modest to severe, it is more likely that the ailment will continue or return later in life.
- Though, asthma does not only start in young individuals and can progress at any age.
- The reason of asthma is not completely understood. You are more expected to have asthma if your mom or dad has the condition.
The indications of asthma consist of:
- Feeling out of breath
- A tight chest, like a band narrowing around it
- Wheeziness, which makes a shrieking sound when you take in air
- Coughing
- Attacks initiated by exercise, contact to allergens and other causes
You might have more than one of these symptoms. Symptoms that get worse at night or with workouts can mean that asthma is getting poorer. Chat to your GP about this.
Deterioration Of Your Asthma
When your symptoms get considerably worse, this is identified as an asthma attack. A serious asthma attack generally develops gradually. Though, for some individuals, asthma symptoms can get worse rapidly.
You can see that an asthma attack is emerging when:
- You become more breathless and test becomes very tight
- The reliever inhaler is ineffective